8-1. Does Winnie believe the Tuck’s story? Why?

At first she doesn't, but then she changes her mind.

6-1. What do the Tucks do to Winnie? What is Winnie’s reaction to this?

The Tucks kidnap her. Winnie is surprised.

8-2. How do the Tucks make Winnie feel?

They made her feel old and special and important and warm.

7-1. Who drank from the spring? Who didn’t drink from the spring?

Mae, Angus, Miles, Jesse and the horse. The cat did not.

5-4. What is Jesse’s effect on Winnie? What details prove this?

She lost her heart immediately.

7-3. What things happened to make the Tucks realize something strange was happening to them?

They all got hurt, but survived without any problems.

5-1. What are the reasons that Winnie decides not to run away?

She doesn’t know where to go., She would be all alone., She’s afraid to go alone.

8-3. Jesse and Miles seem to feel differently about the fact that they’re never going to die.

Jesse is carefree and Miles is serious.

6-3. What effect does the music box have on Winnie?

It calms her down or stopped her from crying.

5-Describe Jesse Tuck.

He has curly hair and is a bit dirty and sunburned.

5-6. What does Winnie want to do, but Jesse won’t let her?

Drink from the spring at the bottom of the ash tree.

7-4. What did Mile’s wife do and why?

She took their kids and left because he was evil/devil stuff

8- 5. Who was listening as the Tucks told their story?

The man in the yellow suit or the Stranger was listening.

8- 6. Which of the passages is a simile?

A. gathered around her like children at their mother’s knee

6-2. How do Winnie’s kidnappers seem to feel about kidnapping her?

The Tucks are scared, which is not normal.

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8-1. Does Winnie believe the Tuck’s story? Why?
She doesn't believe them at all.
She thinks they are lying because they look sneaky.
At first she doesn't, but then she changes her mind.
Yes, totally from the beginning.
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6-1. What do the Tucks do to Winnie? What is Winnie’s reaction to this?
They throw her a party. Winnie is surprised.
They tell her to go home. Winnie is sad.
The Tucks kidnap her. Winnie is surprised.
They give her a horse. Winnie is thrilled.
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8-2. How do the Tucks make Winnie feel?
She is still not sure about them, especially Jesse.
She thinks they are lying because they look sneaky.
They made her feel old and special and important and warm.
She doesn't trust them.
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6-5. Why didn’t Winnie call out to the man in the yellow suit for help?
She was inside a potato sack
They taped over her mouth.
She didn't see him
She blanked out.
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7-1. Who drank from the spring? Who didn’t drink from the spring?
Mae, Angus, Miles, Jesse and the horse. The cat did not.
Only Jesse and Miles drank from the spring.
Mae, Angus, Miles, Jesse and the cat. The horse did not.
Mae, Angus, Miles, Jesse, the horse and the cat all drank.
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5-4. What is Jesse’s effect on Winnie? What details prove this?
He is a mean jerk.
She thinks he is gross.
Boys? Yuck!!
She lost her heart immediately.
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8- 7. ”the graceful arms of the pines stretched out protectively in every direction.” This Is
C. personification
B. metaphor
A. simile
D. figurative language
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7-3. What things happened to make the Tucks realize something strange was happening to them?
The horse freaked out
Jesse was hurt really badly.
The horse died
They all got hurt, but survived without any problems.
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5-1. What are the reasons that Winnie decides not to run away?
She doesn’t know where to go.
She would be all alone.
She’s afraid to go alone.
She wants to find the toad first
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8-3. Jesse and Miles seem to feel differently about the fact that they’re never going to die.
They made her feel old and special and important and warm.
They both think it is nbd.
Jesse is carefree and Miles is serious.
Miles is carefree and Jesse is serious
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6-3. What effect does the music box have on Winnie?
She jumps into the water and splashes with the music.
She sings along with it.
It calms her down or stopped her from crying.
She is scared of it.
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5-7. What does Mae Tuck mean when she says, “The worst is happening at last'?
Someone found the spring.
She wants to ride the horse
She is thirsty.
She has a hangnail
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5-Describe Jesse Tuck.
He is blond and is wearing an orange shirt.
He has curly hair and is a bit dirty and sunburned.
He is all clean with straight hair.
He is a mean jerk.
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7-5- Why did Tuck shoot himself? He did it to ...
show off.
go to the hospital.
To prove he couldn't die.
impress the ladies.
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5-5. What are the two answers that Jesse gives to Winnie about his age?
104 & 17
15 & 89
18 & 100
19 & 102
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6-4. “Winnie ….. bear her off like a sack of potatoes” This is an example of:
B. Personification
A. Metaphor
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Simile
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5-2. What is her impression of the Woods?
She is scared of the many flowers.
She is scared of the woods once she is there.
She thinks it is ugly.
“it’s very nice.”
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5-6. What does Winnie want to do, but Jesse won’t let her?
Drink from the spring at the bottom of the ash tree.
Go fishing
Ride the horse
Do cartwheels
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7-4. What did Mile’s wife do and why?
She is just visiting her family
She took their kids and left because he was evil/devil stuff
She loved him forever, but died
She is in the hospital
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7-2. What did pa do to the tree?
Carved an "A" in it.
He just remembered it.
He took a leaf and kept it in his pocket.
Carved a “T” in it.
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8- 5. Who was listening as the Tucks told their story?
The man in the yellow suit or the Stranger was listening.
The toad was listening.
The man in a fedora and pin-striped suit was listening.
No one was listening.
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8- 6. Which of the passages is a simile?
The toad was listening.
C. horse was out grazing by some trees and they shot him.”
B “In those days the wood was not a wood, it was a forest…”
A. gathered around her like children at their mother’s knee
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6-2. How do Winnie’s kidnappers seem to feel about kidnapping her?
They are excited.
They give her a horse because kidnapping is fun!
They tell her to go home -- it is just a joke.
The Tucks are scared, which is not normal.

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